Kirkland & Ellis LLP was the legal adviser. Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Orr Group LLC were financial advisers to General Parts and its legal advisers were Manning Fulton & Skinner PA and Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP. Advance Auto also said on Wednesday that sales for the quarter ended September 30 rose 4.3 percent due to its purchase of BWP Distributors. <br>For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-advanceautoparts-acquisition-generalp-idUSBRE99F0CG20131016

At MD Automotive in Westminster, owner Mark DiBella said business has been "a roller coaster ride" since 2008. After a busy early summer, business in August "just turned off" as the debt ceiling debate roared and the stock market fluctuated wildly, DiBella said. Sales are down this year compared with the same period in 2010, he said. <br>For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/15/business/la-fi-autos-repairs-20110916